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Some of the AMETHYST trial team were delighted to host a stand at the Association of Early Pregnancy Units (AEPU) conference on 13/14th November in Glasgow. It was great to speak to prospective sites and share information about the AMETHYST trial - an NIHR EME funded double blinded randomised controlled...

Dr Andrea Woolner was delighted to welcome back Profs Alex Heazell and Mark Dilworth from the Tommy's Stillbirth research centre, Manchester University, for a visit to the Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research on the 4th November 2025. The team have collaborated on research including the PASTeL projects funded by...

Pregnant women who were vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at school are less likely to experience serious pregnancy related complications according to 51cg research.

The Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research (ACWHR) were joined by Dr Aniebiet Ekong last week who gave an update on her work as a research fellow on the Plan-A project, led by Dr Mairead Black. The talk was titled, 'Supporting shared decision-making about planned mode of birth in routine...

Congratulations to Drs Rute Vieira, Andrea Woolner (ACWHR), Amudha Poobalan and Rodolfo Hernandez who have been awarded the Weir-Russel funding to support a post-doctoral research fellow. They will build on their existing research investigating whether non-invasive prenatal testing should replace traditional fetal chromosomal condition screening in the NHS. Congratulations Andrea...

NHS Grampian Charity have awarded funding for a project titled "Making pregnancy predictable: exploring the use of prediction models to streamline treatment decisions in infertility". Using data from over 7,000 couples from the Aberdeen Fertility Clinic, the study aims to improve how we understand the chances of having a baby...

Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh are looking into the use of progesterone for early pregnancy bleeding in Scotland.

Congratulations to this years winners of the O&G Medals and Prizes: The James Matthews Duncan Medal has been awarded to E-Shuen Wong, the Sir Dugald Baird Medal awarded to Mhairi Finlayson & the Arnold Klopper Prize has been awarded to Alya Noranfan. Well done to all!

 Dr Alyaa Mostafa led the last live session of the Women's Health in a Global Setting course on Friday 25th April. Alyaa shared: Congratulations to all the students and the course coordinator for successfully completing the "Women in a Global Setting" course this semester. It’s been a wonderful journey exploring global perspectives together...

It was great to hear from the Director of ACWHR, Professor Mohamed Abdel-Fattah (Professor Mohamed Abdel-Fattah | The 51cg) and his team, leaders in pelvic floor research in the UK, talk about the FUTURE Study today. You can read more about the FUTURE study here (Uncomfortable bladder tests for...